Would you regularly purchase "Made on Demand" titles burned to BD-R?

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Let's imagine you could go through a studio's library and choose HD films that were never released (or out-of-print). Burned to a 25gb BD-R, these "movie only" titles would be without any special features. Cost of the disc in a BD case without artwork would be $20. With artwork, $25. Is this something you would purchase regularly?

[willbfree]

Depends on if BD-Rs can even play in BluRay players. I don't have a computer with a BD-Rom drive.

[JHolliday]

I would not. I ordered one that I didn't know was an on demand title and immediately regretted it once it arrived. It reminded me of a used movie that was sealed with stickers.

[Zen_Amako]

Originally Posted by willbfree

Depends on if BD-Rs can even play in BluRay players. I don't have a computer with a BD-Rom drive.

BD-Rs will play in most BD players (one exception is the Xbox One). A BD-R is better than nothing if it's the only way a title can be made available. I would expect them to be a bit cheaper than a regular release, however (not $25).

[Bates_Motel]

If it's the only release the film is ever going to get, of course. Anyone would be stupid not to, if you really want to own the movie on a physical format.

The future is digital filles, though, so I'd rather just pay for the actual file. Don't need the disc part.

[kylec123]

90% of why i purchase blu rays is because I want to have a piece of phyiscal art to accompany a film. It it has no artwork there's no way in hell I'll ever buy that. I could just download that shit for free.

The same goes for purchasing digital only copies of movies. I will never get into that.

[Hellhound]

I don't know about doing it regularly but if they came with artwork, I probably would do it for a handful of titles that weren't likely to ever get a regular release. I bought the DVD on demand version of Under the Rainbow, because that was the only way to get a legit DVD copy even if it wasn't a high quality one.

[HD Goofnut]

If it was a must have title for that didn't have a decent BD release like The Abyss, True Lies, or The 13 Warrior then I would, but not regularly.

[meglos]

If it's a smaller title with little to no chance of a regular release and I like or love it absolutely.

[ThatOneGuy]

$25 is a bit too much for a burnt copy of a film for my taste. For that, it is much easier and cheaper (usually) to just buy them as a digital copy, which sometimes does come with extras. Maybe if it was in the $15-$20 range (with the cover) I'll consider it.

[Michael24]

If that was the only option and provided they were problem-free (of course), sure.

[Jack Webb]

No. I don't buy DVD-R's from the Warner Archive either. Just their blu's.

[Roy_Batty]

Originally Posted by willbfree

Depends on if BD-Rs can even play in BluRay players. I don't have a computer with a BD-Rom drive.

Properly Burned BD-R's will play in any Blu-ray player. Having said that I would not purchase on demand titles for the simple reason that they have no resale value. One time I traded in a legitimate MOD title at a flea Market, becaus the movie was finally available on Blu-ray. The owner refused to take the disc even though there was nothing wrong with it!

[The Great Owl]

I used to opposed to buying DVD-Rs and BD-Rs, but I gave in and purchased some classic era film noir movies on DVD-R from Warner Archive and purchased some classic era film noir movies on BD-R from The Film Detective. I have no regrets about any of these, although I obviously wish that they were officially-pressed discs.

[McCrutchy]

No, I wouldn't. In addition to my distrust of burned media in general, recordable media for Blu-ray has the additional disadvantage of not having the scratch-proof coating of replicated BDs.

If you're going to release on physical media, you need to do it right, and for me, as a consumer, that includes the additional security of proper replication.

[Jar Jar Stinks]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

(R)ecordable media for Blu-ray has the additional disadvantage of not having the scratch-proof coating of replicated BDs.

Untrue. Most brands, if not all, have scratch resistant coatings.

[recS-12]

i won't buy anything over $19.99 as it stands now. The exception being special collector's editions and releases w/an array of goodies like action figures, graphic novels, or lenticular slipcovers. So, no.

[Andrew-Kenneth]

I own 3 BD-R discs from Eagle Entertainment.

I guess they released these titles on BD-R since demand for them was (very) small.

These are not "on-demand titles" though.

[BobbyMcGee]

I would prefer not to.

I like things like cover art, disc art, booklets, extra features on the disc, slipcovers.

But if things did go down that route I don't see myself paying more than ten dollars for one.

[D00mM4r1n3]

No, I would be concerned that 25GB is not enough to fit the original release version and would be further compressed instead, or missing audio tracks/commentaries.